Is it OK to bend international rules over the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons? That’s the question raised by the lifting of ban that has prevented India from trading in commercial nuclear fuel, equipment and technology.

 Hell hath no fury like an angry Argentinian and a tough rush hour commute
Furious rail commuters in Argentina set fire to a train on Thursday in anger over delays during the morning rush hour.

 
 Twelve major minority groups in China
Disdained by the Chinese majority and harassed by the government, Beijing uses its ethnic minorities to portray itself as a seemingly tolerant and multi-ethnic nation. Now the identity of China’s minorities is threatened by modernization, commerce and pop culture. (Pics)

If it looks like a black hole, and acts like a black hole, it’s probably a black hole.For a while now scientists have thought a dense, massive object lurking at the center of our galaxy is likely a giant black hole…

Beer bottles, a nice contribution to holy land
Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 2,100-year-old Jerusalem perimeter wall along with beer bottles left behind by 19th century researchers who first discovered the stone defenses. The wall, on Mount Zion at the southern edge of Jerusalem’s Old City, dates back to the Second Jewish Temple, which was destroyed by […]

More Wine, Less Time
French scientists have devised a way of using particle accelerators to authenticate vintage wines, one of France’s top research bodies said this week.

High gas prices lead to more riders on public transportation
U.S. cities are racing to cope with ever-increasing demand on public transportation as gas prices remain at record levels.

Large pieces of ice are seen drifting off the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf in this photo.
A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada’s northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday. (Pics)

Video Games… A form of exercise
Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game than playing a seated game, and their heart rate is also significantly higher with the active game, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of […]

Bipolar may not be heredity
Children born to older fathers might have an increased risk of developing bipolar disorder, Swedish researchers report in the September Archives of General Psychiatry.

 
“There just giving piggy back rides kids”
The theory of evolution predicts that, in many cases, promiscuity can be a good survival strategy. By mating with as many females as possible, males maximise the number of offspring they produce, and thus their chances of passing on their genes.

Can we withstand another Katrina? Or worse?
Gustav was no Katrina, but on Monday the hurricane put New Orleans levees to their first serious test since Katrina flooded the city three years ago.
Anticipating a repeat of the 2005 disaster that killed over a thousand people, the city authorities evacuated almost the entire population.

Finally Space cauliflower from meteorites Revealed
The origin of the microscopic meteorites that make up cosmic dust has been revealed for the first time in new research. …

 
Lun Lun with baby cub
The only panda born at a U.S. zoo so far this year was placed in an incubator on Monday for closer monitoring by zookeepers after visitors flocked to watch mother and child on a live video feed at Zoo Atlanta.

Even the crazy hot chicks are attracted to ACU now
iPhones or iPod Touches will be issued to incoming freshmen at Abilene Christian University (ACU) this fall. The intent is to provide what amounts to a “campus lifeline” that lets students check on every aspect of their campus life with a single, pocket-sized device. (Video)

 
 Store workers texting their friends
Although Africa has always had a modest middle class made up mostly of government workers or others tied to the ruling elite, the middle ranks have begun to expand in recent years with private sector employees. They include secretaries, computer gurus, merchants and others who by virtue of education, geography or […]

 
Science Backs Up Religion… Proving Facts Wrong, be my guest..
Believe it or not but there are lots of so-called educated people who believe that there is no evidence of the existence of Jesus as a historical figure.  Despite all the written evidence they have persisted in their arguments. Recently, a limestone box containing bones was […]

Cannibalism has been shown to make a species weaker
Cannibals are rare in the animal kingdom partly because eating your relatives makes you sick, say researchers in the US who have tested the idea for the first time.

New technique for seeing if all the cancer cells were removed
The problem with cancer surgery, or so we hear, is that it’s difficult for surgeons to know if they’ve removed all of a tumor, especially in late-stage cancers when the edges get indistinct.

In London, Ontario, a team from the University of Western Ontario is bringing a fairy tale to life at the Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes.

 
A Swiss amateur astronomer has discovered a new comet from an observatory in the western Jura district, the ATS news agency said Saturday.

Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin goes fishing with her bare hands
Sarah Palin is now the larger than life candidate running for Vice President of the United States. In all of our research we have uncovered the top 100 little known facts about this woman, some that even Sarah Palin doesn’t know about.  (Pics)

 
Scientists are proving that what’s in the foods you eat can effect the chemical composition of your brain. The foods you eat can affect your mood, including your level of alertness and your perception of pain.

Freaking Awesome
The Navy is hoping that their newest 10 megajoule railgun (topping their old pathetic 9 megajoule) will replace the standard 5-inch guns on most of their ships. Projectiles fired at this energy level reach about 5,600 mph, but the Navy isn’t stopping there. They have their eyes set on a 64 megajoule system capable […]

 
Odd shaped fruit.
An apple a day might keep away more than the doctor. HortResearch, a New Zealand company with 400 scientists studying all things fruit, has early data that suggests a specific (mystery) fruit can delay fatigue by 20 percent and increase muscle power by 70 percent.